09 Acid-base Equilibria

Question 1

What is an Arrhenius acid ?

Answer 1

A substance that releases H+ ions when dissolved in water

Question 2

What is an Arrhenius base ?

Answer 2

A substance that releases OH- ions when dissolved in water

Question 3

What is a Brønsted-Lowry acid ?

Answer 3

Proton donor

Question 4

What is a Bronsted-Lowry base ?

Answer 4

Proton accceptor

Question 5

What is a Lewis acid ?

Answer 5

Electron-pair acceptor

Question 6

What is a Lewis base ?

Answer 6

Electron-pair donor

Question 7

What are buffer solutions ?

Answer 7

Solution capable of maintaining a fairly constant pH when a small amount of acid or base is added to it